Betty-Ann and Wade Heggie Lectureship in Integrative Medicine

Dr. Mark Ware (MD) - Integrative Pain Medicine: Expanding options and broadening horizons


Through the support of USask College of Medicine donors, the Highlights in Medicine Conference proudly presents three public lectures each year free of charge for the medical community to enjoy. This includes students, researchers, educators, and the greater medical community of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and beyond.

Attend in person or through a livestream presentation.
In person: USask Health Sciences E-wing - Lecture Hall 1150

Livestream - A link for the livestream will be sent out 24 hrs prior to lecture commencement. Please register to receive this link.

2024 Highlights in Medicine Public Lectures

The Betty-Ann and Wade Heggie Lecture in Integrative Medicine

Established in 2005, the Betty-Ann and Wade Heggie Lecture in Integrative Medicine seeks to provide continuing education opportunities for medical faculty, residents, and practitioners in the field of complementary and alternative medicine.

Bio of Dr. Mark Ware:

Dr Mark Ware is a family physician who has worked in clinical pain medicine since 2001. He is an associate professor of Family Medicine and holds the Alan Edwards Chair in Clinical Pain at McGill University. He also serves as Director of the interdisciplinary Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit at the Montreal General Hospital. His research interests include evaluating the safety and efficacy of novel approaches to pain management, such as cannabis and music.

He has advised the Canadian government on medical cannabis policy since 2001, and in 2016 he served as the vice Chair of the Federal Task Force on the legalization and regulation of cannabis in Canada, whose report informed the development of the Cannabis Act which came into force in October 2018. After 4 years with the private sector from 2018-2022, Dr Ware returned to McGill in 2023 to lead the pain mission to improve pain training, research and practice at the McGill University Health Centre.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe and quantify the human, social, and economic burden of non-cancer pain in Canada today
  • Define integrative pain medicine and outline its relevance to the management of non-cancer pain
  • Provide examples of evidence-based integrative treatments, including acupuncture, music therapy, and cannabis
  • Identify potential challenges and strategies associated with the development of an integrative pain clinic
  • Identify three actions you can take immediately, to begin introducing the principles and practices of integrative pain medicine into your clinical practice

Event Details

When:
Time:
09:45 AM - 11:00 AM CST
Location:
Lecture Hall 1150, E-Wing, Health Sciences Building, USask Saskatoon campus

Related Links